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molecular imprinting
molecular imprinting The phenomenon in which there is differential expression of a gene depending on which parent it is inherited from. Genes are now thought to carry either a female or a male `imprint', which influences their expression in offspring. For example, the development of Huntington's disease in humans is delayed until midlife if the gene is inherited from the father (as occurs in the majority of cases), whereas inheritance from the mother causes the onset of symptoms early in childhood. Various other genetic disorders show a similar pattern of differential expression according to the source of the defective gene. One theory is that the genes are chemically `marked' in the germ cells with a characteristic male or female pattern of methylation, and that this methylation pattern influences their expression in the somatic cells of the offspring.
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Imprinting Capacity of Gamete Lineages in Caenorhabditis elegans
Magazine article from: Genetics; 8/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...have observed a gamete-of-origin imprinting effect in C. elegans using a set of...unc-119:gfp transgene exhibit an imprinting effect: single-generation transmission...GROUSE (1960), who coined the term "imprinting" to describe the elimination of certain...
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Sex dependent imprinting effects on complex traits in mice.(Research article)(Report)
Magazine article from: BMC Evolutionary Biology; 10/31/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...4]. Since the discovery of genomic imprinting over twenty years ago [5], to date...mrc.ac.uk/research/genomic_imprinting; October 2008). Many imprinted genes...growth. The traits affected by genomic imprinting are widespread and are found predominantly...
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Kodak Expands PROSPER Product Line with PROSPER S5 Imprinting System using Stream Inkjet Technology.
M2 Presswire; 10/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...PROSPER Product Line with PROSPER S5 Imprinting System using Stream Inkjet Technology...PROSPER Products. The KODAK PROSPER S5 Imprinting System makes KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology...their businesses grow. The PROSPER S5 Imprinting System offers all the quality and reliability...
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Kodak Announces First North American Sale of PROSPER S10 Imprinting System to Wilen Direct; Wilen Direct Completes Beta Testing and Reports Outstanding Results.
M2 Presswire; 9/3/2009; 700+ words
; ...First North American Sale of PROSPER S10 Imprinting System to Wilen Direct; Wilen Direct...adopters of the KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System, has recently completed the...Kodak's first sale of a PROSPER S10 Imprinting System to Instant Data Forms in Hong...
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Kodak Introduces Availability of Stream Technology as KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System; All Products Using Stream Inkjet Technology Now Branded KODAK PROSPER.
M2 Presswire; 6/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...Stream Technology as KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System; All Products Using Stream Inkjet...Inkjet Technology - the KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System, a monochrome continuous inkjet...web devices. The KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System, as with all future Stream...
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Kodak Introduces Availability of Stream Technology as KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System.
Business Wire; 6/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...Inkjet Technology - the KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System, a monochrome continuous inkjet...web devices. The KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System, as with all future Stream...introduction of the KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System follows successful worldwide...
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The evolution of imprinting: chromosomal mapping of orthologues of mammalian imprinted domains in monotreme and marsupial mammals.(Research article)
Magazine article from: BMC Evolutionary Biology; 9/6/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Ferguson-Smith [2] Background Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic phenomenon that has...gametogenesis [1]. Since the discovery of imprinting in placental mammals over 20 years ago...range of mammalian species tested for imprinting is limited and very few non-mammalian...
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KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology Hits the Market with KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System; All products using Stream Inkjet Technology now branded KODAK PROSPER.
M2 Presswire; 6/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...Hits the Market with KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System; All products using Stream Inkjet...Technology. In commercializing the S10 Imprinting System, formerly referred to as the...family name. The new KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System, the first product deploying...
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Kodak Announces First North American Sale of PROSPER S10 Imprinting System to Wilen Direct.
Business Wire; 9/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...adopters of the KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System, has recently completed the...Kodak's first sale of a PROSPER S10 Imprinting System to Instant Data Forms in Hong...Wilen Group, is using KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting Systems to deliver highly targeted...
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A Chip off the Old Block: A Model for the Evolution of Genomic Imprinting via Selection for Parental Similarity
Magazine article from: Genetics; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT A consequence of genomic imprinting is that offspring are more similar to...offspring. We hypothesize that genomic imprinting may have evolved at some loci because...a potential cis-acting modifier of imprinting. A proportion of males only migrate...
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Imprinting
Book article from: Animal Sciences
Imprinting Imprinting describes a process in which newborn animals rapidly develop a strong...and geese, in which the young hatch fairly well-developed. Imprinting is advantageous because once offspring imprint on their mother...
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Metabolic Imprinting and Programming
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
METABOLIC IMPRINTING AND PROGRAMMING METABOLIC IMPRINTING AND PROGRAMMING. It has long been recognized that environmental...lasting effects on humans and other animals. Metabolic imprinting describes a subset of such effects, comprising subtle...
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imprinting
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
imprinting acquisition of behavior in many animal...form strong and lasting attachments. Imprinting is important for normal social development...ethology ). In natural circumstances imprinting, to the mother, food, or surroundings...
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gene imprinting
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
gene imprinting The differential expression of a single gene according to its parental...allele derives from the female parent. At least some instances of gene imprinting are thought to be associated with the attachment of methyl groups to...
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molecular imprinting
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
molecular imprinting The phenomenon in which there is differential expression of a gene depending on which parent it is inherited from. Genes are now...
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